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The Battle of Plassey was fought in

A) Calcutta B) Bombai
C) Madras D) Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Calcutta

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The Battle of Plassey was fought at Palashi, on the banks of Bhagirathi river near Calcutta on June 23, 1757.

It is a battle fought between the East India Company force headed by Robert Clive and Siraj-Ud-Daulah (Nawab of Bengal).

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Who advocated the introduction of western education and English language in India?

A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C) Dadbhai Naoroji D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

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Which is the correct inverted sequence (last to first) of Mughal Emperors who ruled the Indian Subcontinent?

 

A) Akbar, Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb, Bahadur Shah II B) Aurangzeb, Bahadur Shah II, Shah Jahan, Akbar
C) Bahadur Shah II, Aurangzeb, Shah Jahan, Akbar D) Akbar, Aurangzeb, Shah Jahan, Bahadur Shah II
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bahadur Shah II, Aurangzeb, Shah Jahan, Akbar

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Which queen of Ahmednagar opposed emperor Akbar?

A) Rani Durgavati B) Zeenat Mahal
C) Chand Bibi D) Razia Sultan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chand Bibi

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Who is considered as the Father of Modern Indian Renaissance?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Sardar Vallabhai Patel
C) Vinoba Bhave D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

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Who devised the policy of Doctrine of Lapse?

A) Lord Curzon B) Lord Mountbatten
C) Lord Dalhousie D) Robert Clive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lord Dalhousie

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During India's freedom struggle, the newspaper 'Young India' was published by

A) B.R. Ambedkar B) Subhash Chandra Bose
C) Mahatma Gandhi D) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mahatma Gandhi

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Three freedom fighters including Bipin Chandra Pal were popularly known as Lal-Bal-Pal. Who were the other two?

A) Subhash Chandra Bose & Bal Gangadhar Tilak B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak & Lala Lajpat Rai
C) Lala Lajpat Rai & Bhagat Singh D) Ram Prasad Bismil & Bhikaiji Cama
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak & Lala Lajpat Rai

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